Radio Free Asia reports on Anne-Marie Brady case
From the article: According to Brady's paper, Auckland University has links to China’s Northwestern Polytechnical University in Xi'an, which is involved in R&D for weapons and military equipment, as well as with Peking University, which specializes in military research.
An Auckland University spokeswoman said there was no evidence that its staff members, students or visiting academics had unlawfully transferred University of Auckland research or technology to China.
"In China, as in the U.S. and most Western countries, it is common for universities to receive research funding from agencies connected with defense departments in their countries or elsewhere," she told Stuff.co.nz.
Victoria University, which was named in Brady's report alongside Massey University and Brady's own Canterbury University, said "strict protocols" were in place around "potentially sensitive technology areas."
In comments to Stuff.co.nz, Massey, which has ties to bingtuan-linked Shihezi University in Xinjiang, where the authorities are holding some 1.5 million ethnic minority Uyghurs in detention camps, lauded its own reputation for collaboration with Chinese institutions, saying it complied with government advice and undertook "an enormous amount" of risk assessment.
It said it had no control over what its students did once they left the university. -RFA
Billionaire Kyle Bass Tweets support of Anne-Marie Brady to 198,000 followers
“Anne Marie Brady is being harassed by her own university in New Zealand for her work on Chinese Influence Operations. I will donate to her legal defense this week and hope others donate as well. @anderscorr @UCNZ @Anne_MarieBrady” - Kyle Bass
Article by Anne-Marie Brady in the Washington Post
“Last week, a small Chinese company made headlines when independent researchers revealed that it has been collecting information on prominent individuals around the world — 2.4 million of them. American researcher Christopher Balding and his colleague Robert Potter discovered the database and were able to recover 10 percent of it. The database was created by Zhenhua Data Information Technology, a firm based in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen.” - Anne-Marie Brady
Stuff Magazine’s Article on Anne-Marie Brady
“More than 100 academics and supporters of University of Canterbury (UC) professor Anne-Marie Brady have signed a letter calling for her employer to apologise and criticising its review of her work.” - Stuff Magazine
National Review article on Anne-Marie Brady
“Brady has previously faced harassment for her work on Chinese influence. Over the past couple of years, she has been the target of break-ins, mail tampering, and theft of banking information, she told the New Zealand Herald in 2019. The reason for this is no secret: Her work on China’s political influence in New Zealand paints the picture of a country whose participation in international organizations, close access to Antarctica, dairy industry, and research on technologies with military applications has made it an enticing target. “ - Jimmy Quinn, National Review
London Telegraph Article on Anne-Marie Brady
“You almost certainly haven’t heard of Anne-Marie Brady, a professor of Chinese politics at New Zealand’s University of Canterbury. Even so, her work is helping to protect your freedoms.” - Juliet Samuel, London Telegraph
